Friday evening
February 28th Oakland Homestead 839 celebrated the 22ndbirthday
of Yeomanry with a banquet, with Supreme Director C. L. Vrooman and State
Manager W. J. Elliott as special guest of honor.Over 100 enthusiastic archers were in
attendance and for real Yeoman spirit this gathering will long be remembered as
the greatest meeting of Yeomanry in Oakland.Lady Rowena Willett, formerly of Mo., Supreme Director Vrooman's old
stamping ground, quite surprised our Supreme Director with a touch of the
"show me" hospitality and we feel fortunate in having many of our
Supreme Director’s old friends as members of our Homestead.The committee in charge of a banquet are
deserving of much praise for the fine evening's banquet and entertainment given
the members.

We have just added
another page to the many of Yeoman chivalry.We have wrought reality from dreams and have placed the family of one of
our deceased members in her home made possible by Yeoman protection.Eight little ones and a happy mother left
dependent by a father, a victim of the flu, are singing praises for Yeomanry,
and a happy mother breathes easier in the thought that she was by a kind
Providence placed under the protecting folds of Yeomanry.

Oakland Homestead 839
has looked well after the interests of its afflicted members during the
"flu" epidemic and now that we have regained our equilibrium, watch
us grow.--C. P. Klinkner, Foreman.

The next regular
meeting of the Board of Directors was fixed for March 31st, at the Supreme
Office.

The Chief
Correspondent submitted a written report on advertising in the Shield, for
November and December, 1918, and January, 1919, and the same was by order of
the Chairman, placed on file.

Report on business in
the Medical Department was received, and by order of the Chairman, placed on
file.

The General Attorney
appeared before the Board and reported a judgment against the Society in the
Sallie W. Markland death claim case, and the Chief Correspondent and Grand
Foreman were authorized to issue warrant in payment of
the same in amount of $3,000.

The contract made with
the Des Moines National Bank, covering the sale of United States bonds and farm
mortgages, in amount of $400,000.00; with a right to repurchase at the end of
ninety days, six months, nine months or one year, was on motion, approved.

The Grand Foreman and
Chief Correspondent were authorized to make transfer of $500,000.00 from the
reserve fund of the Society to the mortuary fund, for the purpose of paying
claims (the death rate of the Association having exceeded six to the one
thousand members in good standing), in accordance with Section 33 of the laws
of the Society.